Discover BA Placement – Engineering

7 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom British Airways Full time £20,000 - £30,000 per year

Reference 11252

Closing date 19/11/2025

Brand British Airways

Career area Emerging Talent

Business area School Programmes & Work Experience

Contract type Voluntary

Location Waterside, British Airways Head Office, London

Job Description

Placement Dates: 21st – 23rd April 2026

Duration: 3 days

Location: London Heathrow

Salary: Voluntary opportunity

Application Closing Date: 19th November 2025

Placement Overview

Over three immersive days, you'll gain a unique introduction to life at British Airways and the aviation industry. This short placement is designed to give you a real taste of what it's like to work in Engineering at British Airways, helping you to explore potential career paths and build valuable experience for the future.

Your time with us will include:

  • Hands-on project work that will challenge your creativity and teamwork.

  • Shadowing colleagues across within Engineering to see our people in action.

  • Exclusive behind-the-scenes tours, giving you insight into what makes BA fly.

  • The chance to connect with our teams, ask questions, and start building your network.

We'll provide lunch each day and to make your placement as accessible as possible, we can cover travel expenses up to £200 per person (excluding hotels).

About You

This opportunity is open to first and second year university students from any discipline who are eager to learn more about Engineering and the aviation industry. We are looking for those who are motivated, ambitious and interested in pursuing a career in Engineering.

Application Process and Timelines

  • Applications for this placement will be open between 3rd November and 19th November 2025.

  • Once you have submitted your application you will be invited to complete a video interview. The deadline to complete this will be 4th December 2025.

  • If your video interview is successful, you will be invited to a virtual assessment centre in January 2026.

  • If you are successful at assessment centre, we will contact you to confirm your place on the programme.

Further information

Here's some helpful information you may need before starting the application process:

  • All sections of your application need to be complete by the deadline given

You are only able to for one Discover BA Placement. Please ensure that you are

  • ing for the placement that suits you best.

Do you have any questions or need advice? During the recruitment window, we will be running weekly virtual drop-in centres for applicants to talk to our recruitment team. Come along any Tuesday between 3:30pm and 4:30pm by joining the MS teams link.

Want to know more about British Airways and our Graduate schemes? Visit our student website, Speedbird-Z. This is a one-stop-shop for students interested in a career in aviation. You can speak to our digital mentors, complete learning modules to help your application and find out what events we have coming up

At British Airways we all have a part to play in creating an inclusive place to work. Diverse representation among our people is really important to us and we recognise that all our colleagues are uniquely different and bring their own originality, creativity and identity to work.

Inclusion and diversity is a key driver of innovation and we're committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they can be themselves. We're looking for people from all backgrounds and cultures to join us and be a part of our journey to become a Better BA as we continue to connect Britain with the world and the world with Britain.

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